{"product_id":"antique-19th-century-bohemian-mariahilf-madonna-child-after-lucas-cranach-oil-painting-dated-1837","title":"Antique 19th Century Bohemian \"Mariahilf\" Madonna \u0026 Child, after LUcas Cranach, Oil Painting, dated 1837","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA significant 19th-century devotional oil painting originating from Bohemia, depicting the Passau Madonna (after the original 16th-century composition by Lucas Cranach the Elder).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work is a fine example of the Mariahilf (\"Mary of Help\") tradition that was central to Bohemian and Bavarian religious life during the 18th and 19th centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition features the Virgin Mary in a rich red tunic and a luminous blue mantle, holding the Christ Child. The Child is depicted in a tender, naturalistic pose, reaching up to his mother’s chin—a hallmark of the Cranach prototype. Mary is framed by a halo of twelve golden stars, symbolizing the Woman of the Apocalypse, and the infant Jesus is distinguished by a delicate circular halo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary wears a deep blue mantle over a red robe, traditional colors symbolizing her humanity and divinity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figures are set against a dark, minimalist background, common in Central European devotional art designed for personal prayer or side altars..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe use of a deep, dark background emphasizes the sculptural quality of the figures and the vibrancy of the pigments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe specific handling of the drapery and the facial features are characteristic of the provincial academic style prevalent in Central Europe during the mid-19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDated 1837, this work was created during the late Biedermeier period. In Bohemia, such paintings were often commissioned for private chapels or as \"souvenirs\" of pilgrimage to sites like Skoky (Maria Stock). The presence of a specific date (1837) adds considerable value for collectors of regional European history and religious folk art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work shows signs of age-appropriate wear, including scattered surface abrasions, a stable craquelure throughout, and significant paint loss\/edge wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: 58,5cm x 42,5cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"le chateau shop @ chateau trebesice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56362324623686,"sku":null,"price":24000.0,"currency_code":"CZK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/5980\/1414\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-03-09at11.57.15_3.jpg?v=1776026105","url":"https:\/\/lechateaushop.eu\/products\/antique-19th-century-bohemian-mariahilf-madonna-child-after-lucas-cranach-oil-painting-dated-1837","provider":"le chateau shop   @ chateau trebesice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}